US9173253B2 - Ionic adder dryer technology - Google Patents
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- FIG. 5 is a flow chart of parallel load resistance with and without NaCl adder for the purposes of the present technology.
- the real part R of the parallel RF impedance is due to the resistivity of the ionic substance content of the water in the laundry load. All domestic water has some ionic substance content residue.
- the moisture RF resistance 84 rises as the load dries.
- the power is dissipated in both Load Model resistances: the moisture RF resistance 84 and the Ionic adder RF resistance 88 .
- the parallel reactance ( ⁇ ) Xp is not altered by the addition of the ionic substance.
- the value of ( ⁇ ) Xp should be reduced to zero and the value of Rp should be transformed to the resistance into which the RF Source is configured to deliver maximum power (Rg)
- Rp ⁇ Rg and ( ⁇ ) Xp ⁇ 0 is accomplished using a RF matching network (or RF tuner 106 of FIG. 4 .) including at least two reactive elements. Typically these reactive elements comprise at least one inductor.
- the RF matching network is placed between the RF power source and the laundry load.
- the ionic adder substance is selected from the group consisting of: at least one ionic salt; at least one acid; at least one base; a mixture of at least one ionic salt and at least one acid; a mixture of at least one ionic salt and at least one base; a mixture of at least one acid and at least one base; and a mixture of at least one ionic salt, at least one acid, and at least one base.
- the Ionic adder benefits are: (a) better load match at near dry conditions for much better RF energy efficiency transfer from the RF power source; (b) less variation of load resistance over the drying cycle which then requires less RF tuner range.
- the calculation of the correct amount of ionic substance required may be automated and run on the same micro-controller that is used to control other aspects of dryer management.
- the ionic substance can be sprayed near the end of the dry cycle.
- the laundry load is constantly tumbling which helps the ionic substance to mix evenly throughout the laundry load.
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Z=R−jX (Eq. 1)
TABLE I | |||||
— | Solid | Liquid | Gas | ||
salt | NaCl | Sol'n | N/A | ||
acid | N/A | H2So4 | HCl | ||
base | NaOH | Sol'n | NH4OH | ||
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